Property developer True Value Homes (TVH) has launched a Rs 800 crore residential and integrated township project in Coimbatore, reports The Financial Express. The multifaceted Aurora Township offers premium villas, high-rise residences, malls and shopping centres and 1600-seat, eight-screen multiplexes, the report states quoting the company's chairman N Ravichandran.
"The residential apartments, Vista Heights, would be built in two phases accommodating about 800 apartments, with one, two, three and four-bedroom units on offer, ranging from 500 square feet to 4,000 square feet," he told
Monday, February 07, 2011
Young Couple murdered in Coimbatore
In a brutal double murder in Coimbatore outskirts, a power loom owner and his wife were clubbed and stabbed to death by two labourers in their loom at Somanur on Saturday night.
The young couple, P Shanmugham (35) and S Manomani (30), were found lying in a pool of blood with head and chest wounds at their weaving unit on Sunday morning. The ghastly murder came to light when the couple's three-year-old son Abhirami was found wailing outside their farm house. They have a seven-month-old child, too, Kavindran.
In the power loom hub of Somanur, Shanmugham was operating about 12 looms in a weaving unit adjoining his sprawling farm house. On Sunday night, two workers on night shift rang the door bell of his house and called him to the weaving unit to fix a repair in the loom. According to the police, an unsuspecting Shanmugham went to the loom where he was clobbered with iron rods and stabbed with a sickle.
As Shanmugham did not return home for a long time, his wife went to the weaving unit and met with the same tragic fate. She too was attacked with iron rods and sickle. However, the identity of the two workes is not known as they had been hired only 10 days ago.
While the local weavers worked during the day shift, workers from southern Tamil Nadu or north India were engaged to do the night shifts, police said. Often, the local power loom owners hire people who arrived by night trains from various parts of Tamil Nadu and north India to Tirupur to work at their looms without checking their backgrounds. The acute labour shortage in the textile belt forced the power loom operators to hire complete strangers. Such hasty hiring has cost the lives of Shanmugham and his wife and orphaned their children.
"The workers who are in need of a job wait at Somanur railway gate at nights. The owners of the power looms would hire them without any enquiry. Shanmugam had hired two workers from the Somanur railway gate for his power looms only 10 days ago," said ADSP M Annadurai.
The young couple, P Shanmugham (35) and S Manomani (30), were found lying in a pool of blood with head and chest wounds at their weaving unit on Sunday morning. The ghastly murder came to light when the couple's three-year-old son Abhirami was found wailing outside their farm house. They have a seven-month-old child, too, Kavindran.
In the power loom hub of Somanur, Shanmugham was operating about 12 looms in a weaving unit adjoining his sprawling farm house. On Sunday night, two workers on night shift rang the door bell of his house and called him to the weaving unit to fix a repair in the loom. According to the police, an unsuspecting Shanmugham went to the loom where he was clobbered with iron rods and stabbed with a sickle.
As Shanmugham did not return home for a long time, his wife went to the weaving unit and met with the same tragic fate. She too was attacked with iron rods and sickle. However, the identity of the two workes is not known as they had been hired only 10 days ago.
While the local weavers worked during the day shift, workers from southern Tamil Nadu or north India were engaged to do the night shifts, police said. Often, the local power loom owners hire people who arrived by night trains from various parts of Tamil Nadu and north India to Tirupur to work at their looms without checking their backgrounds. The acute labour shortage in the textile belt forced the power loom operators to hire complete strangers. Such hasty hiring has cost the lives of Shanmugham and his wife and orphaned their children.
"The workers who are in need of a job wait at Somanur railway gate at nights. The owners of the power looms would hire them without any enquiry. Shanmugam had hired two workers from the Somanur railway gate for his power looms only 10 days ago," said ADSP M Annadurai.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Siruvani Dam falls short of its Full Capacity.
Now, hopes of the North-East Monsoon filling up Siruvani Dam are as good as dashed. The water level in the dam is 10 ft short of the full reservoir level of nearly 50 ft. And, there has been no rain over the last three days in the catchment.
Figures provided by the Coimbatore Corporation point out that the highest rainfall during November is 40 mm. The first week of this month has provided scanty rainfall, the maximum being 25 mm on December 3.
Very reluctantly, water supply officials say that the dam may not fill up this time even though water is still flowing into the dam from the upper reaches of the Siruvani hills. The supply situation in one half of the 105 sq.km. city and some municipalities and town panchayats may become tight during summer as the water level will only dip as soon as the inflow stops.
Officials are, however, hopeful of the Coimbatore Corporation completing the Pilloor Phase II water scheme for the city and some eastern suburbs. The Corporation had announced that the scheme will be completed and supply will begin by March 31 next year.
If that deadline is not met, the impact will be felt in the city. An official feels that it may lead to rescheduling of supply in the city to once in four days. But, he says that the Corporation's focus now is on completing the scheme by March 31, as it is aware of the risks on the Siruvani scheme front.
Water supply officials also seek to draw comfort from the Bhavani scheme implemented for Kavundampalayam Municipality and Vadavalli Town Panchayat, suburbs west of the city. But, there are already protests from the people in these areas over the quality of water being supplied under this scheme.
The residents complain that Bhavani water is not provided on alternate days despite a promise by the local bodies. They, therefore, want an increase in the supply of Siruvani water. If this demand continues during summer all the local bodies need Siruvani water will run into scarcity.
Figures provided by the Coimbatore Corporation point out that the highest rainfall during November is 40 mm. The first week of this month has provided scanty rainfall, the maximum being 25 mm on December 3.
Very reluctantly, water supply officials say that the dam may not fill up this time even though water is still flowing into the dam from the upper reaches of the Siruvani hills. The supply situation in one half of the 105 sq.km. city and some municipalities and town panchayats may become tight during summer as the water level will only dip as soon as the inflow stops.
Officials are, however, hopeful of the Coimbatore Corporation completing the Pilloor Phase II water scheme for the city and some eastern suburbs. The Corporation had announced that the scheme will be completed and supply will begin by March 31 next year.
If that deadline is not met, the impact will be felt in the city. An official feels that it may lead to rescheduling of supply in the city to once in four days. But, he says that the Corporation's focus now is on completing the scheme by March 31, as it is aware of the risks on the Siruvani scheme front.
Water supply officials also seek to draw comfort from the Bhavani scheme implemented for Kavundampalayam Municipality and Vadavalli Town Panchayat, suburbs west of the city. But, there are already protests from the people in these areas over the quality of water being supplied under this scheme.
The residents complain that Bhavani water is not provided on alternate days despite a promise by the local bodies. They, therefore, want an increase in the supply of Siruvani water. If this demand continues during summer all the local bodies need Siruvani water will run into scarcity.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Coimbatore - Ahmedabad Spice Jet flight stops at Chennai due to technical error.
Two Spice Jet flights today landed at Chennai airport following technical problems, airport sources said.
Earlier, a Coimbatore-Ahmedabad flight with 50 passengers made an unscheduled landing at Chennai Airport after it developed a "technical error".
Officials said the flight landed here after pilots detected the error.
"The passengers would be accommodated in another flight to Ahmedabad later," they said.
Later a Madurai-bound Spice Jet, with 62 passengers onboard, which had left Chennai after a delay of 30-minutes, at around 1820 hrs, returned after developing a technical problem, they said.
All the passengers were immediately evacuated and would be accommodated in another flight to Madurai later.
Earlier, a Coimbatore-Ahmedabad flight with 50 passengers made an unscheduled landing at Chennai Airport after it developed a "technical error".
Officials said the flight landed here after pilots detected the error.
"The passengers would be accommodated in another flight to Ahmedabad later," they said.
Later a Madurai-bound Spice Jet, with 62 passengers onboard, which had left Chennai after a delay of 30-minutes, at around 1820 hrs, returned after developing a technical problem, they said.
All the passengers were immediately evacuated and would be accommodated in another flight to Madurai later.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Coimbatore Hospitals List
Aparna Hospital
450-D,Palghat Main Road,
Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore-641008
Phone:(+91-422)2872822, 2872248
Arvind Eye Hospital
Avinashi Road, Peelamedu,
Coimbatore-14
Phone:(+91-422)2578901
Arya Vaidya Chikitsalayam & Research Institute
136-7 Trichy Road,
Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore -641 045
Phone:(+91-422)2313188
Ashwin Hospital
545 BKR Nagar Sathy Rd-641012.
Phone: 0422-494400
Balaji Nursing Home
48. Cowly Brown Road,
R.S Puram, Coimbatore-641 002
Phone:(+91-422)2540503, 2545469
Coimbatore Diabetes Foundation
17, Cowley Brown Road, R.S Puram, Coimbatore-2
Phone:(+91-422)2453770, 2447101, 2439882
Coimbatore Kidney Centre
738-A, Puliakulam Road, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore-45
Phone:(+91-422)2314487, 2314255
Coimbatore Kidney Stone Centre
Avinashi Road, Race Course, Coimbatore-641 018
Phone:(+91-422)2213423
Contact Lens Clinic
69-70 Big Bazaar St-641001.
Phone: 0422-394049
CSR Nursing Home
272, 7th Street Extension, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore- 641012
Phone:(+91-422)2490606, 2490762
Diabetes Care & Research Centre
Ramnagar, Coimbatore-641 009
Phone:(+91-422)2235083
Ellen Hospital
284 Sathy Rd Gandhipuram-641012.
Phone: 0422-496922
Ganga Hospital
Swarnambika Layout, Ramnagar
Coimbatore-9, India.
Phone: (+91-422)2235050
Fax : +91-422-2232652
G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital
P.O No.6327, Pappanaickenpalayam,
Coimbatore-641 037.
Phone:(+91-422)2211000
Phone:(+91-422)2213501 to 2213507.
Kanthaswamy Siddha Hospital
266, Mettupalayam Road, Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore-641 043
Phone:(+91-422)2445433, 2442832
Kalpana Hospital
171, Shasthri Road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore-641 009
Phone: (+91-422)2232566
Karunya Rural Community Hospital
Karunya Nagar P.O.,
Coimbatore - 641 114
Phone:(+91-422)2614681
KG Hospital
Arts College Road
Coimbatore - 641 018
Phone:(+91-422)2212121, 2222222
Fax : +91 - 422 - 2211212
Kongunad Hospital (P) Ltd
79, 11th Street, Tatabad,
Coimbatore-12
Phone:(+91-422)2494363
Kovai Diabetes Speciality Centre
15, Vivekananda Road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore-641 009
Phone:(+91-422)2236806,2237259
Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH)
Post Box No.3209 Avanashi Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641014.
Phone:(+91-422)2827784 to 90
Fax : +91 -422-2827782
KTVR Hospital
P.O.Box: 2750, Narayana Guru Road,
Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore - 641 011.
Phone: (91-422) - 2445451, 2445311, 2458311 & 2458312
Fax: (91-422) - 2439990
Lalithaa Hospital
828A, Crosscut Road,
Gandhipuram, Coimbatore-12
Phone:(+91-422)2499533
Lotus Eye Care Hospital
19, Cowley Brown Road,
R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-2, India.
Avinashi Road NH 47
Civil Aerodrome Post
Coimbatore - 14
Phone:(+91-422)2626464, 2626565
(MIH) MedIndia Hospitals
96, Vivekananda Road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore 641 009
Phone:(+91-422) 2232565, 2230090
Fax: +91-44-28261122
Naveen Hospital
Raja Nagar, Trichy Road, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore-28
Phone:(+91-422)2317065, 2319195, 2317589.
Ponniah Hospital
232, East Thiruvenkataswamy Road, R.S Puram, Coimbatore-641002
Phone:(+91-422)2453385
PSG Hospitals
Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641004
Phone:(+91-422)2570170
Rao Hospital
West Periyasamy Road,
R.S. Puram, Coimbatore-641002
Phone:(+91-422)2431420, 2436510, 2431341, 2453972
Richmond Hospital
1287, Trichy Road, (Opp Air Inida), Coimbatore-18
Phone:(+91-422)2303630
Sankara Eye Centre Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust
Sathy Road, Sivanadapuram, Ganapathy,
Coimbatore - 641035
Phone :(+91-422)22666450
Fax: 91 - 422 - 22666460
Saravana Surgery
356, D.B Road, R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore-641 002.
Phone:(+91-422)2470835, 2477684
Sheela Hospital
46, East Power House Road, Tatabad,
Coimbatore-12
Phone:(+91-422)249838-3
Siloam Thomas Eye Hospital
No:15, Chinnammal Street,
K.K. Pudur,Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore-641038
Tamilnadu, INDIA.
Phone : (+91-422) 2441745, 4202745
Fax: 4383745
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital
395,Sarojini Naidu road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore-44
Phone:(+91-422) 2210075
Surya Hospital
Ganapathy, Coimbatore-641009
Phone:(+91-422)2531797
The Balakishnan Hospital
100 Feet Road, Tatabad, Coimbatore-641 012
Phone:(+91-422)2497114
The Eye Foundation
55-56, Subramaniam Road,
West Ramalingam Road Junction,
R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore -641 002
Vedanayagam Hospital Pvt Ltd
133, East Bashyakaralu Road,
R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-2
Phone:(+91-422)2430043,2430044
Vikram ENT Hospital & Research Institute
69, West Venkataswamy Road, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-2
Phone:(+91-422)2550633, 2546387,2550133
450-D,Palghat Main Road,
Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore-641008
Phone:(+91-422)2872822, 2872248
Arvind Eye Hospital
Avinashi Road, Peelamedu,
Coimbatore-14
Phone:(+91-422)2578901
Arya Vaidya Chikitsalayam & Research Institute
136-7 Trichy Road,
Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore -641 045
Phone:(+91-422)2313188
Ashwin Hospital
545 BKR Nagar Sathy Rd-641012.
Phone: 0422-494400
Balaji Nursing Home
48. Cowly Brown Road,
R.S Puram, Coimbatore-641 002
Phone:(+91-422)2540503, 2545469
Coimbatore Diabetes Foundation
17, Cowley Brown Road, R.S Puram, Coimbatore-2
Phone:(+91-422)2453770, 2447101, 2439882
Coimbatore Kidney Centre
738-A, Puliakulam Road, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore-45
Phone:(+91-422)2314487, 2314255
Coimbatore Kidney Stone Centre
Avinashi Road, Race Course, Coimbatore-641 018
Phone:(+91-422)2213423
Contact Lens Clinic
69-70 Big Bazaar St-641001.
Phone: 0422-394049
CSR Nursing Home
272, 7th Street Extension, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore- 641012
Phone:(+91-422)2490606, 2490762
Diabetes Care & Research Centre
Ramnagar, Coimbatore-641 009
Phone:(+91-422)2235083
Ellen Hospital
284 Sathy Rd Gandhipuram-641012.
Phone: 0422-496922
Ganga Hospital
Swarnambika Layout, Ramnagar
Coimbatore-9, India.
Phone: (+91-422)2235050
Fax : +91-422-2232652
G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital
P.O No.6327, Pappanaickenpalayam,
Coimbatore-641 037.
Phone:(+91-422)2211000
Phone:(+91-422)2213501 to 2213507.
Kanthaswamy Siddha Hospital
266, Mettupalayam Road, Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore-641 043
Phone:(+91-422)2445433, 2442832
Kalpana Hospital
171, Shasthri Road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore-641 009
Phone: (+91-422)2232566
Karunya Rural Community Hospital
Karunya Nagar P.O.,
Coimbatore - 641 114
Phone:(+91-422)2614681
KG Hospital
Arts College Road
Coimbatore - 641 018
Phone:(+91-422)2212121, 2222222
Fax : +91 - 422 - 2211212
Kongunad Hospital (P) Ltd
79, 11th Street, Tatabad,
Coimbatore-12
Phone:(+91-422)2494363
Kovai Diabetes Speciality Centre
15, Vivekananda Road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore-641 009
Phone:(+91-422)2236806,2237259
Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH)
Post Box No.3209 Avanashi Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641014.
Phone:(+91-422)2827784 to 90
Fax : +91 -422-2827782
KTVR Hospital
P.O.Box: 2750, Narayana Guru Road,
Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore - 641 011.
Phone: (91-422) - 2445451, 2445311, 2458311 & 2458312
Fax: (91-422) - 2439990
Lalithaa Hospital
828A, Crosscut Road,
Gandhipuram, Coimbatore-12
Phone:(+91-422)2499533
Lotus Eye Care Hospital
19, Cowley Brown Road,
R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-2, India.
Avinashi Road NH 47
Civil Aerodrome Post
Coimbatore - 14
Phone:(+91-422)2626464, 2626565
(MIH) MedIndia Hospitals
96, Vivekananda Road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore 641 009
Phone:(+91-422) 2232565, 2230090
Fax: +91-44-28261122
Naveen Hospital
Raja Nagar, Trichy Road, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore-28
Phone:(+91-422)2317065, 2319195, 2317589.
Ponniah Hospital
232, East Thiruvenkataswamy Road, R.S Puram, Coimbatore-641002
Phone:(+91-422)2453385
PSG Hospitals
Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641004
Phone:(+91-422)2570170
Rao Hospital
West Periyasamy Road,
R.S. Puram, Coimbatore-641002
Phone:(+91-422)2431420, 2436510, 2431341, 2453972
Richmond Hospital
1287, Trichy Road, (Opp Air Inida), Coimbatore-18
Phone:(+91-422)2303630
Sankara Eye Centre Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust
Sathy Road, Sivanadapuram, Ganapathy,
Coimbatore - 641035
Phone :(+91-422)22666450
Fax: 91 - 422 - 22666460
Saravana Surgery
356, D.B Road, R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore-641 002.
Phone:(+91-422)2470835, 2477684
Sheela Hospital
46, East Power House Road, Tatabad,
Coimbatore-12
Phone:(+91-422)249838-3
Siloam Thomas Eye Hospital
No:15, Chinnammal Street,
K.K. Pudur,Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore-641038
Tamilnadu, INDIA.
Phone : (+91-422) 2441745, 4202745
Fax: 4383745
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital
395,Sarojini Naidu road, Ramnagar,
Coimbatore-44
Phone:(+91-422) 2210075
Surya Hospital
Ganapathy, Coimbatore-641009
Phone:(+91-422)2531797
The Balakishnan Hospital
100 Feet Road, Tatabad, Coimbatore-641 012
Phone:(+91-422)2497114
The Eye Foundation
55-56, Subramaniam Road,
West Ramalingam Road Junction,
R.S.Puram,
Coimbatore -641 002
Vedanayagam Hospital Pvt Ltd
133, East Bashyakaralu Road,
R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-2
Phone:(+91-422)2430043,2430044
Vikram ENT Hospital & Research Institute
69, West Venkataswamy Road, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-2
Phone:(+91-422)2550633, 2546387,2550133
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
New flyover at Gandhipuram
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will inaugurate the Rs. 100 crore project for a flyover at Gandhipuram on December 12, Minister for Rural Industries and Animal Husbandry Pongalur N. Palanisamy said on Tuesday.
He will also launch works for establishing a botanical garden on 165 acres at Gandhipuram, which is now part of the Coimbatore Central Prison premises. The park would be created on an outlay of Rs.100 crore in phases.
The first phase would be on 45 acres on an outlay of Rs.20 crore. The Chief Minister will also inaugurate the construction of the building of Anna University, Coimbatore, coming up on the Bharathiar University campus at Marudhamalai.
Mr. Karunanidhi will also start the repairs and renovation works of the 54-km Contour Canal of the Parambikulam – Aliyar Project at Rs. 150 crore.
The canal meets the irrigation and drinking water requirements of three revenue districts in Western Tamil Nadu — Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode. The renovation of the canal would be done after nearly four decades.
The Chief Minister will also lay the foundation for a Rs.50-crore additional block in the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and launch the Rs.27-crore modernisation of the Coimbatore District Co-operative Milk Producers Union (Aavin) plant.
He will also launch works for establishing a botanical garden on 165 acres at Gandhipuram, which is now part of the Coimbatore Central Prison premises. The park would be created on an outlay of Rs.100 crore in phases.
The first phase would be on 45 acres on an outlay of Rs.20 crore. The Chief Minister will also inaugurate the construction of the building of Anna University, Coimbatore, coming up on the Bharathiar University campus at Marudhamalai.
Mr. Karunanidhi will also start the repairs and renovation works of the 54-km Contour Canal of the Parambikulam – Aliyar Project at Rs. 150 crore.
The canal meets the irrigation and drinking water requirements of three revenue districts in Western Tamil Nadu — Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode. The renovation of the canal would be done after nearly four decades.
The Chief Minister will also lay the foundation for a Rs.50-crore additional block in the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and launch the Rs.27-crore modernisation of the Coimbatore District Co-operative Milk Producers Union (Aavin) plant.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
IndiGo Airlines in Coimbatore
Terming Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu as a key market, low-cost airline IndiGo Friday said it will start flight services connecting the national capital as well as Chennai to the southern city from Nov 30.
'Expanding operations in south India is in line with our growth strategy in the Indian market, and Coimbatore is a key market for us,' said Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo.
The company said the new flights highlight the airline's expansion plan and the month-on-month growth and was in-line with its growth strategy of emerging domestic sectors from south India.
'IndiGo will continue to expand its network to meet the requirements of both business and leisure travellers wherever they demand it,' Ghosh added.
Currently IndiGo operates 207 flights connecting 23 destinations across the nation.
'Expanding operations in south India is in line with our growth strategy in the Indian market, and Coimbatore is a key market for us,' said Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo.
The company said the new flights highlight the airline's expansion plan and the month-on-month growth and was in-line with its growth strategy of emerging domestic sectors from south India.
'IndiGo will continue to expand its network to meet the requirements of both business and leisure travellers wherever they demand it,' Ghosh added.
Currently IndiGo operates 207 flights connecting 23 destinations across the nation.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Kerala plans for Industrial corridor between Kochi and Coimbatore
Kerala government is considering a proposal to set up an industrial corridor between Kochi and Coimbatore, along the lines of a similar project being implemented between Mumbai and Delhi.
The government has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Infrastructure Kerala Limited (INKEL), a private-public enterprise set up to promote infrastructure facilities in the state, to undertake a feasibility study and submit a report on the project before March 31 next.
The project will come up on either side of a dedicated freight line to be set up parallel to the gas pipeline linking Coimbatore and the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal expected to be commissioned in Kochi in 2013.
"We will have to identify the locations where different types of industrial clusters can be set up. Availability of land as well as uninterrupted power and water supply will be the criteria for identifying potential locations," Dr G C Gopala Pillai, the head of INKEL, told The Times of India here.
"Tamil Nadu government has shown keen interest in the project during talks held so far between officials of the two states. A ministerial level discussion on the project is likely to take place in December," M said R Karmachandran, executive director of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC). "The project is expected to cost millions of rupees and we are looking for significant central funding," he added.
Asked whether land will be a constraint for the project in a land-starved state like Kerala, an INKEL official said, "You will be surprised to know that there are vast reserves of land available in Kerala. Much of it is lying unutilized with public or private sector firms. Some individuals and consortium of individuals also hold huge areas of land. We have to put such land to optimal use for industrial development without affecting the environment."
"Industries which can draw on the huge trained manpower pool available in the state could be set up in the proposed clusters. Since the LNG is going to be easily available through the pipeline which is being set up by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), power units or power intensive industries would also be ideal," said the KSIDC official.
The dedicated freight line will have both road and rail lines, M P Ranji, additional secretary, state industries department said.
The government has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Infrastructure Kerala Limited (INKEL), a private-public enterprise set up to promote infrastructure facilities in the state, to undertake a feasibility study and submit a report on the project before March 31 next.
The project will come up on either side of a dedicated freight line to be set up parallel to the gas pipeline linking Coimbatore and the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal expected to be commissioned in Kochi in 2013.
"We will have to identify the locations where different types of industrial clusters can be set up. Availability of land as well as uninterrupted power and water supply will be the criteria for identifying potential locations," Dr G C Gopala Pillai, the head of INKEL, told The Times of India here.
"Tamil Nadu government has shown keen interest in the project during talks held so far between officials of the two states. A ministerial level discussion on the project is likely to take place in December," M said R Karmachandran, executive director of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC). "The project is expected to cost millions of rupees and we are looking for significant central funding," he added.
Asked whether land will be a constraint for the project in a land-starved state like Kerala, an INKEL official said, "You will be surprised to know that there are vast reserves of land available in Kerala. Much of it is lying unutilized with public or private sector firms. Some individuals and consortium of individuals also hold huge areas of land. We have to put such land to optimal use for industrial development without affecting the environment."
"Industries which can draw on the huge trained manpower pool available in the state could be set up in the proposed clusters. Since the LNG is going to be easily available through the pipeline which is being set up by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), power units or power intensive industries would also be ideal," said the KSIDC official.
The dedicated freight line will have both road and rail lines, M P Ranji, additional secretary, state industries department said.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Coimbatore to get New International Airport by 2014
Coimbatore will have its own international airport on the lines of the Devanahalli airport in Bangalore by July 2014. After months of protests by local villagers, the decks have been cleared for acquiring lands for the expansion of its existing airport.
The Tamil Nadu government has given an assurance to Airports Authority of India (AAI) that the acquisition of around 612.97 acres of land required for the expansion works would be completed by next June. And the AAI can start construction works from next July.
"The works would begin in a time-bound manner as soon as the acquisition process gets over. We need just three more years to finish the construction work. And on completion, it would be an all-new international airport, comparable only with the recently constructed international airports like Bangalore and Hyderabad," Airport Director Peter K Abraham told The Times of India.
With an extended runway of 12,000 ft (it is 9,900 ft at present), it can facilitate landing and takeoff of wide-bodied and fat-bellied international flights. "What we are visualizing is not just a cosmetic expansion and renovation. It would be a total revamp keeping in view of the city's needs for another 30 years," said Peter.
On completion, the main building with domestic and international terminals would come up in the area facing L&T Bypass and so the public can use it as the main entrance. There would be an entrance from Trichy Road as well.
However, the present entrance from Salem Road would be closed and the existing airport building would be used to accommodate various offices of AAI and its affiliated organizations.
Terming the expansion and renovation works as boosters to city's industrial and commercial growth, the airport director said the existing cargo terminal would also be expanded by doubling its present capacity of 40 tones at a time.
The AAI has already earmarked Rs 300 crore for the renovation and funds would not be a constraint for the time bound completion of works, he said. "We are aware of the hurdles in the wake of land acquisition. The state government has agreed to give us 612.97 acres in the place of a demand for 848 acres. But the shortage in the availability of land would in no way affect the setting up of a fully international airport,'' he said.
Meanwhile, revenue officials have started marking the outer boundaries for the extended airport in Kalapatti, Uppilipalayam, Singanallur, Irugur and Nilambur villages. The state government has already allotted Rs 350 crores for the land acquisition process and the identified plots would be taken over by giving suitable compensation. "The compensation amount for each affected family is yet to be fixed. Government has already expressed its consent for allocating more funds for compensation if the need arises. A special revenue officer and three tehsildars would be soon deputed to speed up the acquisition," district revenue officer A Shanmugha Sundaram informed.
The Tamil Nadu government has given an assurance to Airports Authority of India (AAI) that the acquisition of around 612.97 acres of land required for the expansion works would be completed by next June. And the AAI can start construction works from next July.
"The works would begin in a time-bound manner as soon as the acquisition process gets over. We need just three more years to finish the construction work. And on completion, it would be an all-new international airport, comparable only with the recently constructed international airports like Bangalore and Hyderabad," Airport Director Peter K Abraham told The Times of India.
With an extended runway of 12,000 ft (it is 9,900 ft at present), it can facilitate landing and takeoff of wide-bodied and fat-bellied international flights. "What we are visualizing is not just a cosmetic expansion and renovation. It would be a total revamp keeping in view of the city's needs for another 30 years," said Peter.
On completion, the main building with domestic and international terminals would come up in the area facing L&T Bypass and so the public can use it as the main entrance. There would be an entrance from Trichy Road as well.
However, the present entrance from Salem Road would be closed and the existing airport building would be used to accommodate various offices of AAI and its affiliated organizations.
Terming the expansion and renovation works as boosters to city's industrial and commercial growth, the airport director said the existing cargo terminal would also be expanded by doubling its present capacity of 40 tones at a time.
The AAI has already earmarked Rs 300 crore for the renovation and funds would not be a constraint for the time bound completion of works, he said. "We are aware of the hurdles in the wake of land acquisition. The state government has agreed to give us 612.97 acres in the place of a demand for 848 acres. But the shortage in the availability of land would in no way affect the setting up of a fully international airport,'' he said.
Meanwhile, revenue officials have started marking the outer boundaries for the extended airport in Kalapatti, Uppilipalayam, Singanallur, Irugur and Nilambur villages. The state government has already allotted Rs 350 crores for the land acquisition process and the identified plots would be taken over by giving suitable compensation. "The compensation amount for each affected family is yet to be fixed. Government has already expressed its consent for allocating more funds for compensation if the need arises. A special revenue officer and three tehsildars would be soon deputed to speed up the acquisition," district revenue officer A Shanmugha Sundaram informed.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Police encounter - Double murder accused gets killed
Barely days after the kidnap and murder of two children had rocked the state, the main accused, a van driver, was shot dead by the police in Coimbatore after he allegedly tried to escape from custody.
The encounter happened in the early hours of Tuesday.
Mohanraj, who had temporarily worked as a van driver transporting children to school, was arrested for kidnapping and subsequently murdering 10-year-old Muskan and her younger brother Ritish (7), children of a trader in Coimbatore. His accomplice Manoharan, a tractor driver, was also arrested.
As the case is going on, the police sought and received in custody the duo for further questioning on Monday. This morning at around 5:30 am, while they were taking him from Chettikulam police station to the murder spot as part of the investigation, Mohanraj allegedly snatched the service revolver from a sub-inspector who was part of the team and shot two police men in a bid to escape custody.
Two police personnel, sub-inspectors Jyothi and Muthumalai were injured in the firing.
However, the escape was short-lived as another inspector in the party, Annadurai fired at Mohanraj using his revolver killing him on the spot.
On October 29, Mohanraj tricked the children and their grandmother who had accompanied them to the bus stop, claiming that he was asked to pick up the school students in the absence of the regular person. As he had worked as school driver earlier, they did not find anything amiss.
But not finding the children at the regular spot, the real driver contacted the children's father Ranjit Kumar, a textile merchant in the city. Being outstation, he contacted his wife Sangeeta to check.
Finding their plan go awry, the driver duo allegedly murdered the children by pushing them into a water canal near Coimbatore, according to police. Their bodies were later fished out from the waterway. Initial reports suggest that the girl child was sexually-assaulted before the murder.
The killings had created an instant outrage among the society, with almost all members seeking nothing less than death penalty for the accused – but by way of legal, judicial retribution and not extra-judicial 'encounter'. Even though the western city has had its share of troubles over the past, this is the first such killing in Coimbatore.
The encounter happened in the early hours of Tuesday.
Mohanraj, who had temporarily worked as a van driver transporting children to school, was arrested for kidnapping and subsequently murdering 10-year-old Muskan and her younger brother Ritish (7), children of a trader in Coimbatore. His accomplice Manoharan, a tractor driver, was also arrested.
As the case is going on, the police sought and received in custody the duo for further questioning on Monday. This morning at around 5:30 am, while they were taking him from Chettikulam police station to the murder spot as part of the investigation, Mohanraj allegedly snatched the service revolver from a sub-inspector who was part of the team and shot two police men in a bid to escape custody.
Two police personnel, sub-inspectors Jyothi and Muthumalai were injured in the firing.
However, the escape was short-lived as another inspector in the party, Annadurai fired at Mohanraj using his revolver killing him on the spot.
On October 29, Mohanraj tricked the children and their grandmother who had accompanied them to the bus stop, claiming that he was asked to pick up the school students in the absence of the regular person. As he had worked as school driver earlier, they did not find anything amiss.
But not finding the children at the regular spot, the real driver contacted the children's father Ranjit Kumar, a textile merchant in the city. Being outstation, he contacted his wife Sangeeta to check.
Finding their plan go awry, the driver duo allegedly murdered the children by pushing them into a water canal near Coimbatore, according to police. Their bodies were later fished out from the waterway. Initial reports suggest that the girl child was sexually-assaulted before the murder.
The killings had created an instant outrage among the society, with almost all members seeking nothing less than death penalty for the accused – but by way of legal, judicial retribution and not extra-judicial 'encounter'. Even though the western city has had its share of troubles over the past, this is the first such killing in Coimbatore.
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